Tag: MiddleEast
Morocco Joins Gaza Stabilization Force as Peace Stalls
Morocco signed an agreement in Rabat on July 15 to join the planned International Stabilization Force (ISF) for Gaza — a postwar security framework taking shape while the peace it is meant to support remains unsettled.The signing was attended by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, senior defence officials, Board of Peace…
U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes as Truce Unravels
The United States and Iran exchanged another round of strikes on Wednesday, the fourth consecutive night of fighting since the ceasefire framework agreed last month effectively collapsed.U.S. forces struck Iranian military targets near the Strait of Hormuz and along Iran's southern coast as Washington expanded maritime operations aimed at restricting…
Iran War’s True Cost May Near $100 Billion
The Pentagon's public estimate of the Iran war's cost captures only part of the financial picture, according to internal Defense Department assessments reported by U.S. media. While officials have publicly put the cost of the campaign at about $30 billion, internal estimates now reportedly place the overall bill between $80…
Trump Presses Netanyahu as Doctrines Collide
President Trump's call urging Prime Minister Netanyahu to withdraw forces from Syria and Lebanon reads less like a request than a rebuke, exposing a strategy Israel seems intent on locking in place, according to Axios.Netanyahu's insistence on "security zones" is not merely defensive. With elections three months away and his…
US Restarts War Powers Clock on Iran
July 13 showed how far the terms of the US-Iran war have moved since fighting began in February, on three fronts at once: the legal basis for continuing it, the rhetoric justifying it, and the technology used to wage it.The Trump administration formally notified Congress on July 10 that "military…
EU and Partners Launch $1 Billion Gaza Recovery Initiative
The European Union and 15 international partners launched the Team Gaza Initiative on July 13, committing an initial €883.6 million (about $1 billion) for early recovery projects, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced at the second Palestine Donor Group meeting in Brussels.The sum covers roughly 1.4% of the…
Oman Proposes a Legal Route to Reopen Hormuz
Oman has drafted a plan to split shipping through the Strait of Hormuz into two corridors, an attempt to break the deadlock over one of the world's most important maritime chokepoints. Under the proposal, reported by CNN, vessels taking a southern route through Omani waters would sail freely under pre-war…
Iran’s Missiles Turn the Gulf Against It
The United States has struck more than 300 Iranian military targets over three nights — radar, launchers, and missile and drone stores — according to CENTCOM, after Iran hit a commercial vessel near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's strikes have now reached across the Gulf, and its neighbours are turning…
U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes as Hormuz Ceasefire Formally Collapses
U.S. and Iranian forces struck each other for a third time in a week, an exchange that effectively confirms the collapse of the ceasefire framework established by the June 17 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), rather than another round in the contained retaliation cycle that had defined the conflict since April.…
Trump Threatens 1,000 Missiles Over Alleged Iran Plot
US President Donald Trump threatened large-scale missile strikes on Iran on July 11, warning against acting on an alleged plot to assassinate him, a threat with added weight after Iran's Khamenei was killed in the war's opening strike. On Truth Social, he wrote that "1,000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded,"…
